Lookin' into an Android Phone, please point me...
01-16-2012, 10:56 AM
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Thanks guys for all the responses. I thought about the other 4GLTE phone, right now only the Vivid and Galaxy II are on it, but I'll wait.
1) I think right now I'm going to sit and wait on a 4G LTE phone and price drops. I'm kind of cheap, so spending 200 bux on a phone, although top notch right now isn't my idea of a deal, even with a 2 year contract.
2) I like a phone that has a removable battery, just incase you ever need to buy a new one because it doesn't charge as much. I never did understand the idea of having a built in battery when won't last forever recirculating charges.
3) I'll wait on the iphone 5, too. I'd like to see what the new developer has in store for apple to really keep it's base going. It has been the standard for a long time in many products.
4) Also that idea about the size of phones, right now the market doesn't know how big phones can go. But once a phone gets too big, I'm sure we'll figure that out and there will be a baseline.
5) Too many OS's for Android has me thinking about it. There are a lot of versions and I hear complaints of some phones taking forever to get the new updates. 2.2, 2.3, 2.3.5, 4.0? I guess if it's just as easy as crackberry.com is to update your phone to a newer OS then that doesn't bug me at all.
Feel free to talk about anything else phone related of the latest and greatest with your experiences.
1) I think right now I'm going to sit and wait on a 4G LTE phone and price drops. I'm kind of cheap, so spending 200 bux on a phone, although top notch right now isn't my idea of a deal, even with a 2 year contract.
2) I like a phone that has a removable battery, just incase you ever need to buy a new one because it doesn't charge as much. I never did understand the idea of having a built in battery when won't last forever recirculating charges.
3) I'll wait on the iphone 5, too. I'd like to see what the new developer has in store for apple to really keep it's base going. It has been the standard for a long time in many products.
4) Also that idea about the size of phones, right now the market doesn't know how big phones can go. But once a phone gets too big, I'm sure we'll figure that out and there will be a baseline.
5) Too many OS's for Android has me thinking about it. There are a lot of versions and I hear complaints of some phones taking forever to get the new updates. 2.2, 2.3, 2.3.5, 4.0? I guess if it's just as easy as crackberry.com is to update your phone to a newer OS then that doesn't bug me at all.
Feel free to talk about anything else phone related of the latest and greatest with your experiences.
01-16-2012, 12:18 PM
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5) Too many OS's for Android has me thinking about it. There are a lot of versions and I hear complaints of some phones taking forever to get the new updates. 2.2, 2.3, 2.3.5, 4.0? I guess if it's just as easy as crackberry.com is to update your phone to a newer OS then that doesn't bug me at all.
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01-18-2012, 05:42 PM
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AT&T Raises Wireless Data Prices - WSJ.com
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AT&T Inc. is raising prices by as much as 33% for the data plans sold with its smartphones and tablet computers.
The Dallas-based carrier said that effective Jan. 22, new customers on its least-expensive smartphone plan will pay $20 a month for 300 megabytes of data, compared with the current 200-megabyte plan at $15. Smartphone or tablet users needing more data will need to pay $30 for a 3 gigabyte plan, up from $25 for 2 gigabytes.
"Data usage is increasing at about 40% a year," said spokesman Mark Siegel. "We want to give customers more data upfront."
AT&T was the first U.S. carrier to limit users' data consumption when it set tiered pricing plans in 2010. Carriers have been looking to ease the burden on their networks as customers stream television episodes and download photos and other media to their handheld devices.
AT&T may need to be more aggressive in managing its network after its failed bid for T-Mobile USA. The telecommunications company said the merger was necessary to stave off a coming shortage of available wireless airwaves, or spectrum.
Mr. Siegel said the cost per gigabyte would fall under the new plans, though new customers won't be able to buy the current lower-priced plans. Existing customers, including those using a prior $30-per-month unlimited package, can keep their plans.
Verizon Wireless, AT&T's chief rival, currently offers a 2-gigabyte data plan for $30 monthly, and 5 gigabytes for $50 monthly. Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA still offer unlimited data plans.
AT&T's 5 gigabytes data plan will rise to $50, like Verizon Wireless, up from $45 for 4 gigabytes. An extra 1 gigabyte of data is available for $10 monthly for customers on plans of 3 gigabytes or higher, AT&T said.
The carriers have said they are considering plans that would offer users a set amount of data to be used across several devices.
The Dallas-based carrier said that effective Jan. 22, new customers on its least-expensive smartphone plan will pay $20 a month for 300 megabytes of data, compared with the current 200-megabyte plan at $15. Smartphone or tablet users needing more data will need to pay $30 for a 3 gigabyte plan, up from $25 for 2 gigabytes.
"Data usage is increasing at about 40% a year," said spokesman Mark Siegel. "We want to give customers more data upfront."
AT&T was the first U.S. carrier to limit users' data consumption when it set tiered pricing plans in 2010. Carriers have been looking to ease the burden on their networks as customers stream television episodes and download photos and other media to their handheld devices.
AT&T may need to be more aggressive in managing its network after its failed bid for T-Mobile USA. The telecommunications company said the merger was necessary to stave off a coming shortage of available wireless airwaves, or spectrum.
Mr. Siegel said the cost per gigabyte would fall under the new plans, though new customers won't be able to buy the current lower-priced plans. Existing customers, including those using a prior $30-per-month unlimited package, can keep their plans.
Verizon Wireless, AT&T's chief rival, currently offers a 2-gigabyte data plan for $30 monthly, and 5 gigabytes for $50 monthly. Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA still offer unlimited data plans.
AT&T's 5 gigabytes data plan will rise to $50, like Verizon Wireless, up from $45 for 4 gigabytes. An extra 1 gigabyte of data is available for $10 monthly for customers on plans of 3 gigabytes or higher, AT&T said.
The carriers have said they are considering plans that would offer users a set amount of data to be used across several devices.
01-30-2012, 09:58 AM
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So I rooted my droid x last night. Its being a spare phone now. If I brick it I was not to worried about it.
So I then did a speed test.
ookla speedtest.net
Razr, 4G-LTE ping, 44ms 4.25 Mbps download 2.85 Mbps upload @ 9:45am
Droidx 3G ping, 39ms 9.15 Mbps download 3.53 Mbps upload @ 9:50am
The best I was able to pull was DroidX 3g 32ms 10.55 Mbps download 4.18 Mbps upload @ 5:13am
I didnt even overclock the droidx yet. I find it surprising that the 3g smoked the 4g in that test. Which confirms my thoughts of keeping the DroidX as my bluetooth tether phone for my laptop when my webdock is not being used.
Any ideas why there is such a difference? All I did to it was root it. Nothing else done.
So I then did a speed test.
ookla speedtest.net
Razr, 4G-LTE ping, 44ms 4.25 Mbps download 2.85 Mbps upload @ 9:45am
Droidx 3G ping, 39ms 9.15 Mbps download 3.53 Mbps upload @ 9:50am
The best I was able to pull was DroidX 3g 32ms 10.55 Mbps download 4.18 Mbps upload @ 5:13am
I didnt even overclock the droidx yet. I find it surprising that the 3g smoked the 4g in that test. Which confirms my thoughts of keeping the DroidX as my bluetooth tether phone for my laptop when my webdock is not being used.
Any ideas why there is such a difference? All I did to it was root it. Nothing else done.
01-30-2012, 01:06 PM
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So I rooted my droid x last night. Its being a spare phone now. If I brick it I was not to worried about it.
So I then did a speed test.
ookla speedtest.net
Razr, 4G-LTE ping, 44ms 4.25 Mbps download 2.85 Mbps upload @ 9:45am
Droidx 3G ping, 39ms 9.15 Mbps download 3.53 Mbps upload @ 9:50am
The best I was able to pull was DroidX 3g 32ms 10.55 Mbps download 4.18 Mbps upload @ 5:13am
I didnt even overclock the droidx yet. I find it surprising that the 3g smoked the 4g in that test. Which confirms my thoughts of keeping the DroidX as my bluetooth tether phone for my laptop when my webdock is not being used.
Any ideas why there is such a difference? All I did to it was root it. Nothing else done.
So I then did a speed test.
ookla speedtest.net
Razr, 4G-LTE ping, 44ms 4.25 Mbps download 2.85 Mbps upload @ 9:45am
Droidx 3G ping, 39ms 9.15 Mbps download 3.53 Mbps upload @ 9:50am
The best I was able to pull was DroidX 3g 32ms 10.55 Mbps download 4.18 Mbps upload @ 5:13am
I didnt even overclock the droidx yet. I find it surprising that the 3g smoked the 4g in that test. Which confirms my thoughts of keeping the DroidX as my bluetooth tether phone for my laptop when my webdock is not being used.
Any ideas why there is such a difference? All I did to it was root it. Nothing else done.
Vz networks will vary depending on how many users are currently using the 3G/4G networks. If there are a ton of ppl using 4G, then it might be slower than the 3G network. Also will depend on tower locations.
